Essential Standard #:
7.E.1: Understand how the cycling of matter (water and gases) in and out of the atmosphere relates to Earth’s atmosphere, weather and climate and the effects of the atmosphere on humans.


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Nov 20-Tuesday

Quia Test on 4-1 Air Masses and Fronts


Nov 19- Monday

Students draw the pictures of Front found on pages 134-135. Fold a blank sheet of paper in 4th's. Fold 'hamburger' style and then hamburger again. This will make 4 window; one for each front. Draw, Label in ink, and Color.

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Nov 16- Friday

Students will draw the Air Masses found on page 132.

Draw, Label in ink, and Color.

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Nov 15- Thursday

Cornell Notes- 4.1- Air Masses and Fronts


Nov 14-Wednesday

Quia Test on 3-3 Winds

**http://www.quia.com/quiz/3382203.html**

Nov 13- Tues

Weather Web Quest


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Nov 7-9, Wed.-Fri.

Cornell Notes 3-3 Winds



Students draw a picture of the placement of the global winds: page 103 in Textbook or use the Weather webquest and click on Winds. Label the winds, latitudes, draw in the continents and color.



Nov. 6- Tuesday- NO SCHOOL

Nov 5- Monday

Write up of Friday's lab and completion of Conveyor Belt word search


Nov 2- Friday

Heat Transfer Lab- "Motion Machine"


Nov 1- Thursday

Global Conveyor Belt Word search



Oct 30, 31- Tuesday/Wednesday

Quia Test on 3-2 Heat Transfer

**http://www.quia.com/quiz/2762303.html**



Oct 26, 29- Friday/Monday

Cornell Notes- 3-2 Heat Energy


Video on Convection Currents


Oct 25- Thursday

Continuation of Lab. Students will graph their findings from yesterdays activity.


Oct 24- Wednesday

Heating The Earth Lab- TASC kit

Students will set up four earth-material containers, one each filled with sand, soil, water, and air. They will move outside, place the containers in the sunshine, and monitor the temperature changes.

Oct 22, 23-Monday/Tuesday

Completion of test

A "Matter" of Moving- wordsearch

Oct 19-Friday

Test on Quia- 3-1 Energy in the Atmosphere


Oct 18- Thursday

Benchmarks-Math

A "Matter" of Moving- word-search


Oct 16, 17- Tuesday/Wednesday

Benchmarks- Reading

Heating the Atmosphere Drawing- Students will draw, label, and color the picture of Energy in the Atmosphere (page 90 in the textbook)


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Oct 12, Oct 15- Friday/Monday

3-1 Energy in the Atmosphere notes




Oct 10, 11- Wed/Thurs

Begin the Quia Test for 2-4 Air Quality


Oct 9- Tuesday

Discovery Education Video on Fossil Fuels

ABC chart on video

Complete the chart "How have Carbon Dioxide levels changed?"

Oct 8- Monday

Finish 2-4 Air Quality notes

Oct 5-Friday

Students wrote a RAFT today on the Layers of the Atmosphere



Oct 4- Thursday

Testlet: Stinky air pollution and the great London smog
2-4 Air Quality notes

Oct 2, 3- Tuesday, Wednesday

Quia Test- 2-3 Layers of the Atmosphere

Students may use their notes and/or textbook. They will have 3 attempts to score at least an 85.

Oct 1- Monday

Completion of Layers of the Atmosphere Foldable



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Sept 28- Friday

Layers of the Atmosphere Foldable


Completion of Layers of the Atmosphere Notes and Summary


Sept 27- Thursday

Layers of the Atmosphere Notes and Summary



Sept 26- Wednesday

Sept 25- Tuesday

Sept 24- Monday



Sept 21- Friday

Finish Quia Quiz - 2-2 Air Pressure


Sept 20- Thursday

Quia-2-2 Air Pressure


Sept 19- Wednesday

Completion of 2-2 Air Pressure Notes/Summary of at least 8 sentences and submission to Edmodo


Sept 18- Tuesday

2-2 Air Pressure Notes



Sept 17- Monday

Finish the Quia Quizzes- Students have 3 opportunities to take the test and score an 85%.


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Sept 14- Friday

Quia- Lab Safety and Scientific Method Quizzes


Sept 13- Thursday

Atmospheric Vocabulary foldable #2




Sept 12- Wednesday

Testlet: Air in the Atmosphere

Completion of Foldable


Sept 11- Tuesday

Atmospheric Vocabulary foldable #1

Using 9 sheets of half size paper


Sept 10- Monday

Completion of Scientific Notes


Sept 7- Friday

Testlet: Pollution Management

Scientific Method notes



Sept 6- Thursday

Testlet: What is the Atmosphere

ABC's of Atmosphere

Watch Bill Nye The Science Guy Video on Atmosphere and create a word for each letter of the alphabet that refers to the atmosphere

Sept 5- Wednesday

Completion of 2-1 notes and write a summary to be submitted to Edmodo.

Sept 4- Tuesday

2-1 Composition of the Atmosphere Notes





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